Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:28:30 -0800WeeblyMon, 05 Jul 2010 15:04:11 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/07/symptomsofbeingtired1.htmlUnfortunately, tiredness has become something accepted by our society as a day to day occurrence that we should just get used to dealing with. In reality, this isn't the case at all. The only time tiredness is necessary is at the end of the day when we're all snuggled into our beds ready to lay down. But that's not the way you experience tiredness, is it? No, most of us feel tiredness permeate throughout our entire day, and are frequently looking for the time to squeeze in a nap. Below I've outlined 3 surefire signs that your tiredness has gone too far, and that's it's time to do something about it.




First of all, we're going to look at mental fatigue. Physical signs of tiredness are the ones most often headed by tiredness sufferers, but many mental and psychological factors go undocumented. For example, tiredness can culminate in the acquiring of unnecessary stress. A brain running on empty is easily confused and frustrated, meaning that seemingly trivial things that wouldn’t have upset or phased you before can really get to you easily when you're exhausted. If you feel yourself sinking into a mild depression, or getting perturbed at small things, this is a surefire sign that your body needs rest, and quickly!




Next, you want to make sure that physical symptoms don't impact your life either. As mentioned in the last paragraph, these are generally easier to catch and to associate with a cause. For example, muscle and joint pain. When your body is running low on resources it's going to start shutting down the “less important” functions. Unfortunately for you, this can be painful as lubrication and pain control within your muscle tissue is generally one of the first things to go.




Finally, look around you. This symptom of tiredness might seem a little odd, but them ore you think about it's practical applications to your life the more sense I think it will make. When I say “look around you,” I'm talking about the people and responsibilities in your life that might bear a reaction to your lack of energy. For example, work productivity, romantic life, etc. All of these things are vitally important to a helathy lifestyle and someone who feels like they have to go to bed early and/or nap every day is going to have a hard time fulfilling all of these things.

If you're looking for an easy way to end feelings of tiredness I highly suggest the End Tiredness Program (you can check out the full review HERE).  The guide went through step by step how to end tiredness and live an energetic life you may have never even thought possible!]]>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:57:27 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/dietformoreenergy.html
Today you're going to learn some stuff that could be potentially life-changing, so sit down and get ready to absorb! Well, alright, that kind of makes you sound like a sponge, but you know what I mean. Without further ado, here is my exact eating plan for more energy and less tiredness.



First of all, make time for breakfast. And not a dinky piece of toast either, I mean a REAL breakfast each and every day. You don't have to pile it on like you're at IHOP, but don't skimp out either. Breakfast really IS as important as you've been lead to believe since you were a little kid because it is the first chance your body has to charge up after several hours of no food intake (unless you've got some sleep-eating thing going on).



If you are usually rushed to get to work in the morning, get up earlier (and go to bed earlier if that's required too) so that you can make time for breakfast. Try and hit on as many food groups as possible; I usually have toast with jam, a yogurt, and either some sausage links or bacon. Have some milk or orange juice to wash things down.



People who have a good breakfast will notice that they start to feel more energized and capable IMMEDIATELY.



Next, have a small snack for the late morning. Your body metabolizes most food within 3 hours, so if you're ever going to have more than 3 hours between meals, pack a granola bar or banana and some water to snack on.



Lunch is and easy meal, the sandwhich, fruit, and something either carb-filled or sweet is actually a pretty solid regiment, giving you a variety of food that won't all burn off at the same time. Make sure you take time to eat between noon and one so you aren't playing catchup with your energy level.



The home stretch: Everyone here is familiar with the sudden urge to nap in the afternoon. That's because we, being the silly (not to mention busy) people that we are, ususally have a stretch of 5,6, or even SEVEN hours between lunch and dinner, meaning we're running on empty and making it the prime-time for tiredness to strike and (pardon my French) screw us out of any productivity we had.



For dinner, have a nice big meal to carry you to bed time, because late-night snacking can make it very hard to fall asleep.

All in all, there are more factors that go into tiredness than you could count on all of your fingers and toes, so it's a good idea to get some assistance when looking for a way to eliminate tiredness.  I highly recommend checking out my review of the 'End Tiredness Program' located on my homepage.  You owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes reading through : )]]>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:51:54 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/tiredfatigue.html It's been a long time since I've dealt with the the drag of tiredness and fatigue, and now that I know what it feels like to be completely rid of these feelings, I never want to have to go back. However, I know that many of you out there still have to worry about tiredness sapping you of your energy every day. We've all known for a long time that how much you sleep, and how well you sleep, directly affect your energy and tiredness levels, and ultimately your ability to make it through the day.






First of all, let's talk about technology habits. Most people don't realize that technology can actually negatively affect energy level in a number of ways. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of technology; I love my laptop and I spend the better part of each day working on it... However, I've learned that falling asleep is much easier if you “power down” your technology one to two hours before you plan on trying to fall asleep.


You see, the body normally senses that natural light is fading and as it gets dark begins to secrete a chemical in the brain known as melatonin. Melatonin makes you drowsy, and makes it easier to fall asleep when you want to. However, the artificial light emitted by TV and computer screens confuses the brain and people using these devices late at night have been recorded to have lower emissions of melatonin, making it difficult to rest.



De-stressing, for real! We hold EVERYTHING with us these days, and with our modern day society believe me, there's a lot to carry. We think about relationships, email, social networking, gaming, TV shows, our kids, our parents, our work, etc. Before we know it, we're buried in stress. Excessive stress makes your head spin, and falling asleep can be especially troublesome for someone who's stressed out all the time. At the end of each day, make a list of anything that's worrying you and write a sentence about a positive way to deal with each one. While this may sounds silly, it helps you address each issue, whether than doing nothing about it and worrying.


Turn that alarm clock away, nobody likes 'em anyways! This one you may find a bit odd, but it's actually something that has helped me quite a bit. Before you head to bed, set your alarm clock, and then face ti the other way. Not only does this get the bright light out of your face, it also has been proven to decrease anxiety in many people, because you aren't staring and watching the time tick away.


There are so many factors of tiredness that it can be overwhelming trying to identify and handle all of them yourself.  For me, salvation came in the form of the End Tiredness Program (you can check out the full review HERE).  The guide went through step by step how to end tiredness and live an energetic life you may have never even thought possible!


]]>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:30:19 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/tiredeyesremedy1.html               Eyes always feeling tired?  First things first, you should know that there are two types of tired eyes syndrome.  One is the syndrome in which the rest of your body feels perfectly fine, while your eyes are constantly tired, prickly, and trying to close.  Fortunately for the purpose of finding a solution though, both “conditions” are caused and cured in the same way:  By addressing the causes of tiredness in the body.  This article is going to go over a few easy ways in which you can improve your sleep and energy habits in order to not only find a tired eyes remedy but to help the busy person within each and every one of us find some extra energy each day!

 

                First of all, let’s look at how you’re sleeping.  If you’re like the rest of us, you likely chase every hour of sleep you can get before school or work, but it just isn’t enough.  You try your best to get everything for the day done before crashing in the softest spot you see, and you slap the snooze button on your alarm clock in an attempt to sleep in just a little bit longer.

 

                However, back in the 70’s some research was funded that looked into exactly how human beings slept, rested, and recharged their bodies.  What we discovered was that human beings had 5 stages of sleep, ranging from stage 1 (where you are semi-conscious still), to stage 5 (rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep), in which your body is rapidly repairing and restoring energy and cells.

 

                What’s even more interesting though, is that these researchers also discovered that we sleep in cycles of about 90 minutes.  Within this time frame, our body will progress through all of the 5 stages of sleep and recharge us.  Believe it or not, knowledge of these 90 minute cycles is a key component in discovering a tired eyes remedy.

 

                When we desperately grasp at any amount of sleep we can get, we rarely luck out and sleep for a number divisible evenly by 1.5 hours, which means we’re usually waking up in the middle of one of our precious sleep cycles.  Your body doesn’t like this at all, and you’re going to feel it.  In fact, these cycles are the reason that someone sleeping for 6 hours (4 complete cycles) can have an easier time waking up and making it through their day than someone who sleeps 8 hours (waking up in the middle of a cycle).



There are so many factors of tiredness that it can be overwhelming trying to identify and handle all of them yourself.  For me, salvation came in the form of the End Tiredness Program (you can check out the full review HERE).  The guide went through step by step how to end tiredness and live an energetic life you may have never even thought possible!
 ]]>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:44:43 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/whyamialwaystired3.html            Let’s get right down to it:  You’re about to discover the top 10 ways that we human beings tire ourselves out on a daily basis.  Learn it, absorb it, then put it to use and prepare to get energized!


The top 5 factors of tiredness are…

 
1)      Sleep habits.  Now I’m not saying you need to sleep more, but that you need to sleep smarter.  Most people sleep too much because they don’t sleep in accordance with human sleep cycles.  Sound like crazy talk?  Well it isn’t.  The human body sleeps in 90 minute cycles, and interrupting them by sleeping amounts not divisible by 1.5 hours is a big no-no for tiredness.

2)      Eating habits.  Variety in food is important because different food groups metabolize at different rates.  Eating a variety of healthy foods will ensure that you have energy that doesn’t expire all at the same.

3)      Food scheduling.  When you eat is just as important, if not more, than what you eat.  Rather than 3 big meals, try spreading your day more evenly with several smaller meals/snacks scattered in between, and reducing the size of your main meals.  The human body is going to burn off most foods you eat in 2-4 hours, so you want to have something new coming in all the time to keep you alert and productive.

4)      Technology at night.  I run my own website on tiredness, and I’m constantly typing up articles like this one, so I know what it’s like to have to spend time in front of the computer (and honestly, I love it).  However, the artificial light of a computer or TV screen suppresses the release of melatonin in the brain, a chemical that is released in the brain (triggered by darkness) that usually makes you tired and tells the body its time to sleep.  When this is suppressed, it can be tough to get to sleep.

5)      Stress.  We as modern day citizens live in high-stress environments.  Every day, we are faced with challenges and people that test our nerves and can get us all wound up.  As the mind races, it becomes very difficult to settle into the trancelike state of sleep.

There are so many factors of tiredness that it can be overwhelming trying to identify and handle all of them yourself.  For me, salvation came in the form of the End Tiredness Program (you can check out the full review HERE).  The guide went through step by step how to end tiredness and live an energetic life you may have never even thought possible!
]]>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:43:51 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/alwaysfeelingtired3.html Tiredness can be overwhelming even when its just in short bouts, but always feeling tired is an issue that can become un-ignorable after just a few days, let alone a constant life hindrance.  I lived with constant tiredness and fatigue for a long time before finding anything that did me a bit of good, but when I did I felt like I’d been given a completely new lease on life.  In this article I’m going to go over a few of the extremely simple tips that helped me start controlling my energy level and eliminating tiredness.  Be sure to put these to use as action is the only real means to a solution!
 

1)  First of all, you need to head the advice you’ve heard your entire life:  Eat a good breakfast.  We all try to squeeze out as much sleep as possible (I’ll talk about why this is unnecessary in a second) and in the process we usually don’t leave enough time to fit more than a banana or a piece of toast in for breakfast.  However, it is critical that you get a balanced breakfast with lots of variety, because out body metabolizes different foods at different rates.  Eating “a lot” of food isn’t as important as getting variety, because a variety of food things will ensure that you have a constant flow of energy expiring at different rates throughout the morning.
 

2)  As to the point I promised to talk about in regards to sleep, here goes:  We’ve been lied to about sleep and told that the solid 8-10 hours is the only way to go.  Actually, that statement is a half-truth.  The human body operates on sleep cycles of about 90 minutes each, during which you will go through all five major stages of sleep thus restoring energy in the body.  However, waking up in the MIDDLE of these sleep cycles will causes your body to secrete seretonin, a chemical that makes you tired, in large amounts in an attempt to get you to lie down again and complete your sleep cycle.
 

The solution?  Sleep in amounts divisible by 1.5 hours.  The most commonly used amounts are 6, 7.5, and 9 hours, all of which allow you to get several full cycles in.
 

3) Sorry to flop back and forth, but I’m not finished with the whole eating thing yet!  The next tip is (drumroll please!)… Snack early, snack often.  As if our society didn’t seem determined enough to leave us exhausted by giving us bad intel. on sleep habits, they have to give us this 3 meals per day BS too!  Because most human beings are awake about 16 hours a day, eating three meals means each one has to tide us over for over 5 hours.  The problem is, most food us burned up in just 3 hours, meaning that we enter a major energy deficit especially during the long stretch between lunch and dinner.
 

 There are so many factors of tiredness that it can be overwhelming trying to identify and handle all of them yourself.  For me, salvation came in the form of the End Tiredness Program (you can check out the full review HERE).  The guide went through step by step how to end tiredness and live an energetic life you may have never even thought possible!

]]>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:22:58 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/reasonsforbeingtired.html             Tiredness consumes us.  Alright alright, maybe that’s a little dark and foreboding, but I do want to get the message across to people that constant tiredness and fatigue are not some sort of “necessary evil” that we have to be resigned to living with.  The problem is, there are so many reasons for being tired that we can often get confused when trying to address the issue.  One of the biggest problems I know of is misinformation, things we are taught from a young age about eating, sleeping, exercise and more are usually flawed and can create bad habits that actually contribute to our being more tired. 

 

In this article, I actually want to take a look at those critical 3 factors of tiredness I just mentioned (sleep, diet, and exercise) and talk about how each one contributes to our tiredness and fatigue.  By the time you’re done reading through, I hope to have given you some helpful new insights and ideas on abolishing tiredness from your life altogether! 

 

 

Sleep:  No doubt you’ve heard before that the recommended amount of sleep for an adult is 8-10 hours.  Well as someone who is most certainly an adult, I can tell you that this information is flawed.

 

Sleep, as human beings experience it, occurs in 90 minute cycles.  Interrupting said cycles is a grave offense indeed, as your body will be begging you to lie down again and complete that sleep cycle all day long.  This is why people sleep 8 or 10 hours (both amounts NOT evenly divisible by 1.5 hour sleep cycles) often sleep long nights and STILL wake up tired and fatigued the next day.

 

Physical Activity:  This is another area that most of us don’t even come close to measuring up in.  Let’s face it, between kids, school, job(s), and just trying to live life, exercise can often take a backseat.  However, lack of physical activity is one of the top reasons for being tired.  Your body budgets energy on a need basis, which means that if you never use it, you lose it.  Even just 10 minutes per day of heart rate-elevating exercise can make all of the difference!

 

Diet/Eating Schedule:  It’s no big secret that food has a monumental effect on our health, but did you know it’s on of the top factors of tiredness as well?  Eating healthy foods at smaller, but more frequent meals can go a long ways towards increasing your energy level for the day and is a tactic I’ve personally used to feel more energized and productive WHILE sleep less!

 

All in all, there are more factors that go into tiredness than you could count on all of your fingers and toes, so it's a good idea to get some assistance when looking for a way to eliminate tiredness.  I highly recommend checking out my review of the 'End Tiredness Program' located on my homepage.  You owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes reading through : )]]>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:52:54 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/overcomingtiredness.html             Tiredness.  The word used to make me cringe.  Overcoming tiredness is something that can seem like an insurmountable task without the right information and guidance.  However, with a little push in the right direction from someone who’s been there (that’s me!) you can be on your way to blissful, alert and energized living in no time!  Sound too good to be true?  Psshhh.  It’s not.  When you’re ready to get started, read on!
 

            First, let’s get your schedule in order. No, no, no, not a silly weight loss thingamajig… I mean a schedule for maintaining energy level!  Eating for energy is a tricky thing because our body metabolizes different foods at different rates, meaning that the energy we have to use is based on WHAT we eat.
 

            However, as a rule of thumb, most meals are burned off in 3-4 hours, and that’s when we start to get hungry again.  The problem is that most people have wayyyyy more than 3-4 hours in between their lunch and dinner meals.  This is why people get rundown in the afternoon and start to get that “I need a nap NOW!” feeling.
 

            So the first step is devising an eating schedule that will allow you to maintain a steady flow of energized goodness.  So, first thing you’re gonna do to help in overcoming tiredness is pack on a nice, full, nutritious breakfast.  If there’s any meal you feel you have to skimp on throughout the day, DON’T make it this one.  Get up ten minutes earlier if you need to because a good breakfast will very noticeably increase your ability to stay focused, alert, and awake throughout the day.
 

            Next stop, mid-morning snack.  If you’re someone who’s watching their weight (I fell into this category) I strongly suggest cutting down the calories of your meals and putting these calories back in as snacks.  The midmorning snack is the smallest, just bridging the gap between breakfast and lunch.


            Next, eat a lunch that includes something from every food group (yep, even a sweet or two).  Remember what I told you about different foods metabolizing at different rates?  Eating a wide variety of foods ensures that your “fuels” expire in a staggered fashion, not all at once.
 

            Next, (we’re almost finished!) your mid-afternoon snack.  About 2.5 to 3.5 hours after lunch you’re going to want to load up a bit.  Obviously this isn’t a complete meal, but I like to think of it as cutting my dinner into two sections, and eating the smaller one earlier to keep myself going.  Because you are just tiding yourself over until a bigger meal, what you eat isn’t as important here as just getting something down and keeping the energy flow going.

There are lots of others things too (besides diet related, that is) that you can do to help in overcoming tiredness!  I highly recommend checking out my review of the 'End Tiredness Program' located on my homepage, it's a wonderful resource that helped me a lot! : )


 - Angela Daniels
]]>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:02:39 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/tiredsymptoms.html To start out, I’m going to rattle off a bunch of symptoms usually associated with tiredness, and I want you to take note of any that resonate with you personally (especially those that you experience on a daily basis).  Drowsiness, itchy eyes, eyes that are hard to keep open, lethargy, lack of motivation or drive to do anything, trouble waking up in the morning, chronic headaches, chronic stomach aches, and decreased productivity.  

 

            Most people have experienced many of these factors throughout their lives, and some even have the misfortune of seeing them on a daily basis.  Personally, I struggled with tired symptoms and chronic fatigue for a long time before I made any moves towards a solution.  While I can tell you that there are many things to help improve energy level and reduce tiredness, they aren’t always in the form you’d expect them to be in.  For example, misconceptions about length and quality of sleep have lead people to damage their health when they in fact think they are on the right track.

 

Let’s look at sleep as an example of one of the common ways people address tiredness.  Many people think that sleep is something that should be quantified in a lump sum.  We talk about not getting enough sleep or even getting too much sleep, but rarely do we think of it in anything other than solid hours.  Unfortunately, sleep SHOULD be discussed in cycles. 

 

Sleep cycles consist of the body going through all 5 stages of sleep.  From the “I’m just dozing off” to the highly restorative rapid eye movement (or REM) sleep.  These cycles come in 90 minute chunks, hereafter referred to as a “sleep cycle”.  

 

Many of the recommended sleeping amounts you’ll see are 8 to 10 hours, even though these two amounts are fatally flawed.  Because they represent hour amounts not divisible by 1.5 sleeping for these amounts will leave you tired because you’ll be waking up in the MIDDLE of an unfinished sleep cycle.  This is why someone sleeping 6 hours (4 complete sleep cycles) can feel more energized that someone who slept 8 hours and woke up in the middle of one.

All in all, there are more factors that go into tiredness than you could count on all of your fingers and toes, so it's a good idea to get some assistance when looking for a way to eliminate tiredness.  I highly recommend checking out my review of the 'End Tiredness Program' located on my homepage.  You owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes reading through : )]]>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:01:22 -0800http://www.alwaysfeelingtired.org/2/post/2010/06/tiredandemotional1.htmlAbsolutely.  Feeling tired and emotional is so common within our modern day society that it’s becoming quickly known as the silent epidemic.  While emotional distress and a diminishing ability to cope with stress are major factors of what you may be experiencing, the underlying and most important cause to address is almost always the tiredness.  This does not mean that you need to just “sleep more”, in fact there are a whole plethora of things you need to consider when learning to get more energy and shake that tired and emotional feeling.  In this article, I want to talk about sleep habits and their efffect on the body, as well as point you towards some helpful resources that can give you a hand in ridding yourself of tiredness for good and living a more energized, fun, and productive life!

 

The first step to solving this alarmingly common dilemma is to identify what is making you feel the way you do.  Below I’ve listed off the most common causes of tiredness:

 

Sleep habits:  Not how much you sleep, but how WELL and how SMART you sleep.  Confused yet?  Sleeping for humans works in 90 minute cycles.  In these 90 minutes, we progress through the 5 stages of sleep and our bodies are able to recharge.  However, if the cycle is interrupted, out body will try and get us to go back to sleep by inducing drowsiness all day long.

 

Eight hours is generally a recommended amount of sleep for an adult, but herin lies a fatal flaw:  Eight is a number that is most definitely not divisible by 1.5 hours, meaning that you’ll be waking up in the MIDDLE of a sleep cycle… that’s a big no-no!  I suggest sleeping either 6, 7 and a half, or 9 hours to get full, restful sleep cycles in.

 

Try and adhere to sleeping one of the “smarter” amounts mentioned above for just 1 to 2 weeks and see how you’re feeling.  If you have trouble falling asleep, abide by the “fifteen minute rule”.  If you can’t fall asleep after lying in bed for 15 minutes, get up and read for a few minutes to get your eyes into that “sleepy” feeling again and then try and hunker down a second time.

 

   Easy changes like this can become something you focus on for just a few minutes per day, but end up saving your countless hours.  Tiredness is an issue that can be resolved, and I personally found success in the End Tiredness Program (which you can find review HERE on my homepage).  Don't leave without checking it out!]]>